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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823506403321

Titolo

Comics and memory in Latin America / / edited by Jorge Catala Carrasco, Paulo Drinot, James Scorer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pittsburgh, [Pennsylvania] : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-8229-8158-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas Series

Classificazione

LIT004100HIS024000

Disciplina

741.5/98

Soggetti

National characteristics, Latin American, in literature

Comic books, strips, etc - Latin America - History and criticism

Graphic novels - Latin America - History and criticism

Collective memory in literature

Popular culture and literature - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Latin American comics and graphic novels have a unique history of addressing controversial political, cultural, and social issues. This volume presents new perspectives on how comics on and from Latin America both view and express memory formation on major historical events and processes. The contributors, from a variety of disciplines including literary theory, cultural studies, and history, explore topics including national identity construction, narratives of resistance to colonialism and imperialism, the construction of revolutionary traditions, and the legacies of authoritarianism and political violence. The chapters offer a background history of comics and graphic novels in the region, and survey a range of countries and artists such as Joaquín Salvador Lavado (a.k.a Quino), Hector G. Oesterheld, and Juan Acevedo. They also highlight the unique ability of this art and literary form to succinctly render memory. In sum, this volume offers in-depth analysis of an understudied, yet key literary genre in Latin American memory studies and documents the essential role of comics during the transition from dictatorship to democracy"--